2004 Zeisset Reunion
The August 14-15, 2004, Zeisset reunion was a unique event: two days of learning and sharing about our heritage. More than 100 people participated, most traveling more than 100 miles, many traveling more than a thousand miles.
The full program is shown below. We started Saturday morning with a special exhibit and presentation just for us at the Riley County Historical Society. The rest of Saturday’s program was headquartered at the Leonardville Community Center. Sunday we met in “Zeisset Hall” in the basement of the Leonardville United Methodist Church.
A number of family stayed at the Super 8 Motel in Manhattan, Kansas, where a block of rooms has been reserved.
We arranged with local caterers or eateries to provide food for Saturday noon, Saturday evening, and Sunday noon, and kept costs to a bare minimum–$5 per person per meal. Some participants brought pot luck Sunday noon to share
Each participant donated $5 or more to cover other costs (mailing, name tags, museum admission, bus costs, rental of facilities at the community center).
The form below offered opportunities to volunteer: bringing stories to tell, music to share, and old photos to scan.
The organizing committee included Paul Zeisset, Loretta Hoerman, Ray Zeisset, Lee Swart, and John Morris
2004 Zeisset Reunion Program
Locations: LCC (Leonardville Community Center, US 24 @ Erpelding) LUMC (Leonardville United Methodist Church, US 24 @ Colorado) |
Cost per person |
Volunteer opportunities |
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Saturday, August 14, 2004 |
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10:00 - 11:00 |
Tour of special exhibit on Leonardville history at the Riley County Historical Society (2309 Claflin Rd, Manhattan, drive yourself or carpool from lodgings ) |
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Note: These are not regular museum hours, so we must go 10-11 only |
11:30 - 12:30 |
Registration and get-acquainted, LCC |
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12:30 - 1:30 |
Lunch (catered), LCC |
$5 |
You can help clean up |
2:00 - 4:00 |
Bus tour of farms of the 6 immigrants, schoolhouses, Leonardville, cemetery, etc. (Map of farms) (Depart from LCC) |
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4:00 - 5:30 |
Free time or visiting at LCC (Pictures you bring can be scanned for later projection) |
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You can bring pictures |
5:30 - 6:30 |
Supper (catered), LCC |
$5 |
You can help clean up |
6:30 - 7:00 |
Mixer, music or impromptu talent, LCC |
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You can perform |
7:00 |
Program about the lives of the immigrants and their descendants Pointers on gathering family history. LCC |
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You can share a story |
Sunday, August 15, 2004 |
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9:30 -10:45 |
Morning get-together with coffee, mixing and visiting. LUMC |
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You can bring coffee You can bring nibbles |
11:00 - 12:00 |
Service at the Leonardville church |
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12:00 - 1:00 |
Visiting, get-acquainted activity and set up for dinner |
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1:00 - 2:00 |
Dinner (part pot luck, part purchased food), LUMC |
$5 or potluck |
You can bring a pot luck dish |
2:00 - 3:30 |
"Traditional" reunion program with more information on our German roots and connections with other Zeisset and Zeiset families, LUMC |
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